Improvement in barrel-heads



UNITED STATES PATENT DFFTCE.

CHARLES H. VOUTE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT'IN BARREL-HEADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [75,790, dated April 4,1876; application filed March 11, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. VOUTE, ofPhiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Barrel Heads; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear and exact descriptionof the construction and operation of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a transverse verticalsection of my barrel-head and Figs. 2 and 3 are edge views thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a barrel'headand the means for connecting the same to the body of the barrel, for thepurpose of making the same air and water tight, and is especiallydesigned for barrels used in the removal of night soil or other filth bythe odorless system, and for garbage-barrels.

1n the annexed drawing, A represents the barrel, with bottom, B,constructed in any of the known and usual ways, so as to be perfectlyair and water tight. Around the upper edge of the barrel A is secured ahoop, .0, made of cast or other metal, and provided at its upper edgewith an outwardly-projecting circumferential flange, 0, having two ormore notches, a a, at suitable intervals, and the under surface of saidflange made inclined from the notches. vD represents the top or top headof the barrel, made of wood, with a circular ofi-set, b, so that. themain body of the top will fit in the barrel, while the-flange around theedge of the top is on top of the barrel. The angle of the offset b isgrooved, as shown, or, in other words, the upper portion of the verticalpart of the offset is cut inclined inward as at b, and in this groove isplaced a heavy rubber ring or gasket, d. When the top D is placed on thebarrel, a flanged ring, G, is placed on the same, the flange on saidring being provided with two or more inward-projecting lugs,i i, whichpass through the notches a. a in the flange C, and by now turning thering G said lugs pass or ride on the under side'of the flange O, andmake the top perfectly air and water tight. The groove b in the ofl'setb on the top D not only retains the rubber gasket in place, but as thetop is pressed down the gasket is caused to spread bpth inward andoutward and make a completely tight joint. The top D.,is provided withthe usual connection E for the pump.

1n the odorless system for removing nightsoil, &c., two barrels haveheretofore been used, namely, one for the pump, and one with an ironwater-tight lid for such material as the pump can not take out.

This barrel may also be used for garbage or any other filth requiringmuch handling, and the whole head can easily be removed for emptying.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i's

The combination, with a barrel, of the metal band C, with notched flangeO, the top or head D, with circular offset b, with groove or incline b,the rubber gasket d, and flanged ring G, with lugs i, all constructedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

QHARLES H. VOUTE.

